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Winterreise
Franz Schubert

Winterreise

Christoph Prégardien / Michael Gees

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: SACD
Barcode: 0608917259629
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Catalog number: CC 72596
Releasedate: 08-07-13
Schubert’s Winterreise is one of the most famous song cycles. Both tenor Christoph Prégardien and pianist Michael Gees have their own vision on it. Playing together, a third view develops, combining their two visions into an exciting interpretation.
  • Luxurious Hybrid Super Audio edition of Schubert's famous song cycle Winterreise
  • This book + SACD contains song texts with English translations
  • Christoph Prégardien is a world famous tenor, well known for his almost 200 recordings for all the major labels
  • Michael Gees is an acclaimed pianist and composer/improviser, best known for his duo performances with Christoph Prégardien.
  • Previous duo recordings on Challenge Classics of Prégardien and Gees have won them several awards, including 2 Midem Awards, and a Supersonic Award by the Luxembourgian Pizzicato Magazine
  • Part of the Winterreise audio&film&documentary production, also available on Bluray and DVD with studio performance of the cycle and documentary with artist interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the studio recording process.
Schubert's "Winterreise" is one of the most famous song cycles that exist in classical music and musicians take it up again and again because of its beauty, sorrow and depth. It is about life itself and which performer does not want to give his or her opinion on life? Both tenor Christoph Prégardien and pianist Michael Gees have their own vision on the cycle. Playing together, a third view develops, combining their two visions into an exciting interpretation of Winterreise.

In this production the music lover has more ways than one to enjoy this Lieder cycle to the fullest.